Registration - Organization

Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association / Laura Jane, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association
Senior Officer Name: Laura Jane, Executive Director
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-08-01
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 10117-4136

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 1

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 2 (2025-12-16 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Increase support for sustainable transportation through policies and funding (walking, cycling, transit)	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Transportation
Seeking clarity about where issues of transportation of senior citizens (e.g older adults without a driving license) would be best addressed.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Transportation
Seeking to be a contracting counterparty for Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure - Active Transportation Strategy implementation	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Transportation

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Environment and Parks
Health
Transportation and Transit

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Laura Jane, Executive Director

Organization Contact Information

Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association

Address:
312 Main Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 2T2
Canada

Description of Activities

We encourage walking, cycling and public transit as an alternative to the privately owned car due to the health, safety and sustainability benefits.

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Note: The requirement to provide all government funding requested in the last 12 months was no longer required after May 27, 2025.

Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
City of Burnaby	$8,000.00	2025-05-31
City of New Westminister	$10,000.00	2025-05-31
City of North Vancouver	$39,000.00	2025-09-30
City of Port Coquitlam	$8,000.00	2025-09-30
City of Vancouver	$98,000.00	2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
TransLink	$110,000.00	2025-01-15 to 2025-12-20

View all received government funding history

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Laura Jane
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association	2020-08-01	current

Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Laura Jane	2025-12-16	Current
Alan Woodland	2020-08-01	2021-08-01

Laura Jane, Executive Director (Organization)

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Designated Filers are required to submit a Lobbying Activity Report for each lobbying activity with a senior public officer holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the designated filer) will appear on all in-house Lobbying Activity Reports, whether or not he/she participated in the activity.

Note: Lobbying Activity Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for lobbying activities that took place in the previous month.

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Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Deborah Bowman, ADM | Transportation and Infrastructure
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-11-03
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Alan Woodland
Posted date: 2021-03-30
Lobbying Activity number: 4136-7566 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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Registration - Organization

Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association / Laura Jane, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 2 of 2 (2025-12-16 to present)

Version 2 of 2 (2025-12-16 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Organization Contact Information

Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests